Appendix C
Acronyms
AMOC |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observing Satellites |
CLIVAR |
Originally the Climate Variability and Predictability project, but renamed the Climate and Ocean Variability, Predictability, and Change project |
DA |
Data Assimilation |
DBCP |
Data Buoy Cooperation Panel |
ECV |
Essential Climate Variable |
EEZs |
Exclusive Economic Zones |
ENSO |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation |
ENSO OS |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation Observing System |
EOV |
Essential Ocean Variable |
FOO |
Framework for Ocean Observing |
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
GLOSS |
Global Sea Level Observing System |
GMSL |
Global Mean Sea Level |
GODAE |
Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment |
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
IOCCP |
International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project |
IOOC |
Interagency Ocean Observation Committee |
IOOS |
Integrated Ocean Observing System |
JCOMM |
Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology |
JCOMM OCG |
JCOMM Observations Coordination Group |
JCOMMOPS |
JCOMM In-situ Observing Programmes Support Centre |
JGOFS |
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
MSR |
Marine Science Research |
NCEI |
National Centers for Environmental Information |
NODC |
National Oceanographic Data Center |
NORLC |
National Ocean Research Leadership Council |
OceanObs |
International community process for review of the Ocean Observing System for Climate |
OCP |
Ocean-Climate Partnership |
OOPC |
Ocean Observational Panel for Climate |
POGO |
Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans |
SOOP |
Ships of Opportunity Program |
SOT |
Ship Observation Team |
TOGA |
Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere program |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNOLS |
University National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
WCRP |
World Climate Research Program |
WHP |
WOCE Hydrographic Programme |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
WOCE |
World Ocean Circulation Experiment |
XBT |
eXpendable Bathy-Thermograph |